Buying an Apple Tablet?

[iacas]

I don't believe I will be. I don't think I'll need one based on what I've heard about it.

[DavidFehertysBike]

An IT guy i know thought it was vaporware. Kind of a any publicity is good publicity kind of thing. I dont know if they plan to actually release this thing or not, but i dont think it will be worth the 2g or more its likley to cost.

[iacas]

An IT guy i know thought it was vaporware. Kind of a any publicity is good publicity kind of thing. I dont know if they plan to actually release this thing or not, but i dont think it will be worth the 2g or more its likley to cost.

It's real, and it's not going to cost $2k. Less than 1.

[jlund]

Good poll.

I work in the Tech space... I've been following this for a while ( along with all the other tablet devices being launched this year ). IMO at an estimated price point of $800 I think that I will be jumping in to one...

...We'll see what happens at the press event this Wednesday.

[gogolfing]

I have had my iMac for a little over three years now and it still does the trick for me, but as my son gets older and uses it more, we were going to buy a second computer; either a MacBook Pro or another iMac. I am interested to see the tablet and what it does before I make my decision on a new purchase.

[jamo]

I didn't vote because i won't be buying one because i have no money, not because i don't want one or don't think i'll use it. I think Apple will try to make it like a giant iPod, and i just have a feeling in wont be am earth-changing device. For what ever reason i don't think they'll make it stylus-compatible, though i'm speculating. I dunno, they've surprised me before, why not now?

[iacas]

Suffice to say: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I think it would have been awesome if they had pioneered a new way to deliver magazine subscriptions. I hate killing trees and dealing with the recycling of magazines (or, worse, the storage). I hate that you can't copy/paste from a magazine, etc.

I see that as a missed opportunity.

[jamo]

I didn't vote because i won't be buying one because i have no money, not because i don't want one or don't think i'll use it. I think Apple will try to make it like a giant iPod, and i just have a feeling in wont be am earth-changing device. For what ever reason i don't think they'll make it stylus-compatible, though i'm speculating. I dunno, they've surprised me before, why not now?

It's nice to know that my speculation came true (though not entirely, i saw a stylus at the Apple store recently that you cant use with iPhones, so i'd bet you could use it with the iPad( ugghh, weird name, bring back the iBook or PowerBook, way better than iPad, or MacBook/ MacBook Pro IMO). Still, you can't write stuff by just writing on the screen, and thats all i would want a tablet for. I am however looking to buy a Wacom tablet attachment. About $100 and something i might actually use)

[David in FL]

Nope.

No need.

[Albemarle_Plantation]

Even though its basically a giant iphone/ipod touch, i still like it a lot for some reason. Definitely considering getting one. Especially considering the $499 price tag. very reasonable

[jlund]

Suffice to say: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Could not agree with you more Erik. I was really let down during the press event yesterday. I had high hopes for what the iPad could have been.

I think it is so unfortunate that Apple has not yet understood that their 'closed source' culture is slowly killing their business ( with the exception of Apple Fanboys )... They are really opening the door for the Google's of the world and their 'open' devices.

[iacas]

I think it is so unfortunate that Apple has not yet understood that their 'closed source' culture is slowly killing their business

Uh, I disagree with that entirely. But I'll leave it at that, as that's not really the topic here.

[beisenhauer]

Won't be buying one anytime soon, but I could definitely see getting one sometime in the future.

[nevets88]

For about a year, I was in the market for a Kindle DX because I have tons of pdfs and ebooks. If the iPad were priced at $799 or so, as many pundits suggested, I would have been priced out. Watching the vidcast, I anxiously awaited what Jobs had to say after the $ slide. $499, for Apple is very surprising, so yes, I'll be getting a tablet.

Don't see any golf uses for it right now other than reading golf material or surfing this site, but as Jobs said, it works as an in-between product. To me me, anyways. I own 3 Apple products and 3 Windows products. This will split the tie.

[bogeyhitter25]

Me personally, I'd rather save up and get a Macbook. Especially since I'll be off to college in a couple years.

[Dub]

Not at first, anyway.

I use my iPhone for much of what I'd use the iPad for...at least for now.

[Chief Broom]

I can see this (or something like it) becomeing the future of personal computing. How well it will sync up with a more powerful home desk top set up that provides it with external data storage and even more muscle perhaps. If it could run apps on your desk top and let you access all that at home, while being powerful enough as a portable device to stand alone that'd be really cool. I'm eager to see just how far Apple can take this...

[nevets88]

A golf use for it, but there are alot of ifs:

If doesn't have a camera, yet. They could put one in if iPad does well and demand for a camera is high, then you can bring it to to the range, put it in front of you, put it on a stand or on top of your bag and tape yourself using another if product, a remote. You can play back and watch without ever having to move it.

A nice to have and not really much on the wow factor, yeah. Lots of other ifs like glare and fps and vid quality, but like I said, it's a stretch. Beats looking at the tiny screen on a p&s;, but p&s; gets the job done as is.